Motoni Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Motoni Surname User-submission:

The surname Motoni means 'children are worthy possessions'.

Motoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1821:973,31241,407
Japan381:3,364,32434,461
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Motoni (3,815) may also be a first name.

Motoni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Motoni means 'children are worthy possessions'.

- obamotoni

Motoni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Motoni Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Motoni (Oriya: ମାତନି) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motoni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motoni is the 908,336th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The last name Motoni is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Motoni reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Motoni is also the 113,801st most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 3,815 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 973,312. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 37 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Kwara, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Motoni Last Name Statistics demography

Motoni earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motongi921,329/
Moutoni9294/
Mottoni9217/
Motonis9216/
Motonio9210/
Motonyi925/
Motonei921/
Moutouni8615/
Mothongi8610/
Motani832,161/
Matoni83873/
Motone83835/
Motona83749/
Motony831/
Mouthouni804/
Moutounis801/
Moutani771,409/
Mattoni771,254/
Matonis77711/
Matongi77495/
Motahni77353/
Matonyi77314/
Mautoni77135/
Mothone7742/
Mostone7733/
Motanis7731/
Motonge7721/
Matouni7718/
Motaani7717/
Mottani7717/
Matonie7716/
Motangi7713/
Mohtani7710/
Motaniz778/
Mootona776/
Motonyo775/
Madtoni774/
Matonoi774/
Moytani774/
Motonne774/
Motonea774/
Motoine774/
Mootani774/
Motanai773/
Motanii773/
Moitani773/
Mahtoni772/
Motouna772/
Motauni772/
Matonei771/
Mhotani771/
Motones771/
Motonez771/
Motoney771/
Matoini771/
Matonai771/
Matooni771/
Motuone771/
Motohna771/
Moutona771/
Moutone771/
Motaniy771/
Motanni771/
Mmotona771/
Mmotone771/
Mmotony771/
Mouthounis751/
Motoń732/
Mattonai71367/
Motahani71178/
Moutaani71171/
Matonich7177/
Motoonna7169/
Mauttoni7152/
Mostaani7121/
Mathongi7116/
Mattogni7116/
Mattonni7113/
Mahatoni7112/
Matounai7110/
Mothaniy719/
Moustani716/
Moitaani715/
Mottanoi714/
Moutouna713/
Mhootani711/
Motthani711/
Mottaniz711/
Mottonne711/
Mouthone711/
Moutoina711/
Moutoine711/
Moutonne711/
Mouztani711/
Moytones711/
Motahnhi711/
Motaniss711/
Moutanni711/
Mathonis711/
Motaanni711/
Mathonie710/
Matona675,473/
Matani674,772/
Matone671,720/
Motana671,249/
Moutonnet67500/
Motane67353/
Moutounet6790/
Motany678/
Moustanis674/
Matony674/
Mostadtni672/
Mouthonet672/
Mohthanni671/
Moutounge671/
Moushtani671/
Mostahnai671/
Motanj671/
Moothonay671/
Moustanip671/
Moutougne671/

Motoni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motoni in the Oriya language
ମାତନିmatani-

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